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Senators Trummns October 11 Draft SPEECH OF HONORABLE HARRY S. TRUMAN TO BE DELIVERED S. OCTOBER 16 AT LOS ANGELES os . And Permit me to congratulate you people of Los Angeles for the mighty fine job you have done in producing airplanes and ships and many other items of war material. As Chairman of the Truman Senate Committee, it was my Push arive duty and privilege to for greater production and to check and recheck to make sure that our soldiers obtained the weapons they need to beat the enemy backing of the public helped us get results. When we found laggards; we never hesitated to force improvement. When we found obstacles; we went to work to remove them. But when we found a good job, we said so, and the Committee unanimously, Democrats and Republicans alike, agreed that by and large a splendid job was done Your soldiers and sailors are getting what they need to win this war. in has amples A good job was turned in here. We never had to criticize you Our efforts were confined to helping you overcome some of your problems. You helped to prove that the United States could outproduce the world in war as well as in peace. You helped to confound the doubting Thomases who scoffed at the goals set by the President as fantastic. The Republican candidate quoted me. I now quote him. In